I don't own Merlin
"What?" Merlin sputtered, hugging his child to his chest.
"You heard me. It has Morgana's blood in it, it is evil." Arthur raised his sword.
"No, she isn't. She is a baby. Morgana's hatred was taught. She learned to hate from Morgause. Lyla has me, she will grow up a good servant of Camelot. She will protect Camelot." Merlin protest, clutching his child.
"Merlin, step aside." Arthur ordered.
"I am your husband, I am supposed to be your equal. Why won't you listen to me?" Merlin cried.
"Are you my husband? Are you? You spent the past 10 months with my sister, sleeping with my sister!" Arthur screamed. "We had been married for 2 days before you ran off to her!"
"I ran off to protect Camelot! I thought she just wanted my powers! I didn't know… I didn't know." Merlin stuttered.
"You didn't know what?" Arthur screamed.
'I didn't know she was going to rape me!" Merlin cried. Gwaine placed a hand on Merlin's shoulders.
"She did what?" Arthur asked.
'She raped me, she tied my down with magical restraints and impregnated herself with me." Merlin sobbed,
"But when I found you, there was no restraints, she was laying on top of you. You told her she could have anything she wants." Arthur yelled.
"I was protecting Lyla! Morgana would kill her and make another baby if I didn't corporate. Look!" Merlin pulled the blanket away from the infants face. A crescent moon was carved above her eye. "Morgana did this when I wouldn't sleep with her." Merlin covered the little girls face up. "I had to protect Lyla. Whether or not she was conceived willing, she is my daughter and she is innocent."
"Merlin, I didn't know." Arthur reached out for his husband. Merlin shrunk back into Gwaine. The knight wrapped his arms around Merlin.
"Arthur, I don't want you right now." Merlin said, hiding in Gwaine's arms.
"So you are going to turn my knights against me." Arthur asked.
"No, but Gwaine will protect me and Lyla."
"Merlin-" Arthur began.
"No Arthur. Gwaine can I sleep in your tent tonight?" Merlin asked the flowing haired drunk.
"Well I would have to ask Percival; He isn't too keen on sharing me at night." Gwaine smirked.
"I didn't realize that you two were a thing. I can stay with-" Merlin began
"Merlin, don't be silly. You and your baby girl can sleep with me." Arthur said. Merlin looked at Arthur and shook his head.
"I would like to sleep with someone else." Merlin said
"Merlin, if it is okay with Gwaine and Arthur; You can sleep in my tent with Gwaine and I can bunk with Arthur." Percival said.
"That would be nice." Merlin said. Hurt crossed Arthur face, but as it was getting dark they pitched the tents.
Around 2 am, Lyla began to cry. She was starving, thankfully Morgana never breastfeed so Merlin learned a spell that would create breastmilk in his own chest. The noise woke the knights but when Merlin said it was just Lyla they all went back to sleep. Arthur, on the other hand couldn't fall back asleep. He walked out of the tent to see Merlin cradling Lyla to his chest, her feeding on his chest.
"That is something I never thought I would see," Arthur leaned up against a tree.
"Yes well I guess a man breast feeding a baby isn't very normal." Merlin retorted.
"Not what I meant. I never thought I would see you again." He wrapped his arms around his husbands waist. Merlin didn't even pull away, he missed Arthur's touch.
"She is cute isn't she." Arthur complemented.
"She is your niece." Merlin said.
"As far as I am concerned, I am her father. If she is part of you, she is part of me." Arthur said. Merlin smiled tears in his eyes.
"I have missed you so much." He cried.
"I have missed you too." Arthur cried into his husbands shoulder. "Can I hold her?" Arthur asked. Merlin smiled and handed Arthur his precious baby girl. "Hello, Princess. My name is Arthur, and I am you daddy." he kissed the baby girls forehead and she spit bubbled at him.
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